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An annual Linux conference where developers discuss and work on X11, Linux desktops like GNOME and KDE, FreeDesktop.org projects, and desktop software such as web browsers, office suites, and more; usually takes place in Ottawa, Canada each year just before the Ottawa Linux Symposium.

FOSDEM (Free and Open Source Development European Meeting) is an annual event for Open Source developers and all those interested in the Free and Open Source development; held every year in February at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB).

GUADEC is an annual conference held at varied locations since 1998; highlighting Gnome capabilities and direction, as well as featuring discussions of the future of Free Software and Open Source development.

Linux Bier Wanderung (LBW) is an event which takes place in a different European country each summer, drawing together Open Source software enthusiasts for a combination of talks, presentations, projects, and more.

OSDC, the Open Source Developers' Conference, is an annual conference held in Australia; contains information about the conference, as well as its bimonthly meetings, user groups, and other associated groups concerned with Open Source software, the movement, and more.

An annual and national conference of the Australian Computer-Human Interaction Special Interest Group (CHISIG) of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society of Australia (HFESA); a forum to discuss all aspects of openness, open borders, open participation, Open Source software, open architecture, and more.